The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-12-19
ON THEIR WAY TO SAVANNAH.
Some of the Theatrical Attractions
Yet to Come south.

The theatrical season from now on prom
Uses to be one of unusual brilliance. After
the holidays new schedule of plays will b.
inaugurated, and among them are some Of
the leading attractions on the stage. Aftel
Charlotte Thompson comes Louise Balte
and then the Christmas week engagements
and then the new year. Manager johnson
has booked combination of first class com
panies, and he expects liberal patronage
Katie Putnam's new play "Erma, The
Fife is proving TO be great success. She
is drawing large houses, who leave delighted
with her new play.
Robert l.. Downing, in the Gladiator,
is as popular as ever. He is meeting with
great success this season.
BARLEY Campbell's great success, 1.-The
White Slave" will be one of the most en-
joyable plays to be seen here this season.
Booth and Barrett have closed their
Western season and are now playing in
Boston, where they have packed houses
every night They are the greatest thea
tlical success of the year. The receipts OF
their Western engagement averaged S34, wv
per week
"Jim, the Penman,n which had so re-
markable a run in New York, will be one
of the new attractions for Savannah
theatre goers this season. 1t has proved to
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the boards
Louis James and Marie Wainwright are
dehghting the most fastidious audiences In
New York and Philadelphia. They are rec
ognized by all critics as actors of great abil-
ity. They are sure to be well patronized in
Savannah, rs the success of their engage
ment last season guarantees large houses for
them.
Held by the Enemy is drawing immense
audiences in New Orleans 1t has been on
the boards at the st. Charles for two weeks,
and continues to have packed houses every
night 1t is a new play, and has touch of
the life of the camp about it that adds much
to its enjoyment. 1t will be here later on in
the season.
Some of Manager Johnson's companies,
which have been booked for January and
February, are, Katie Putnam; Robert
Downing, in 1.-THE Gladiator" BARLEY
Campbell's spectacular melodrama, 1.-The
White Slave:" Effie Esler, the creator of
the role of Hazel Kirke, Of Madison Square
Theatre fame, and who appears in new
play written for her, entitled woman
Against Woman;' the great Booth and Bar
rett Combination, who will give only one
night, on which occasion the play will be
either "Julius Caesar" or "Othello;" Louis
James and Marie Wainwright in Shakes
pearean plays Jim, the Penman, another
Madison Square triunph-its first produc-
tion here; and "Taken from Life"
a popular drama from Harry Miners
Theatre, New York, with Phosa
McAllister and Lawrence Duffield in the
leading roles. Prof. Bristol with his
"Equestriculium, or circus of educated
horses, said to be one of the most wonderful
performances of the age; Mcintyre &
Heath's Minstrels; Emma Abbott with a
week of grand opera; Frank Bangs in Bar
rett's great drama. "Rienzi;" Milton Mobiles
in new play; Frank Frayne, with his per-
forming lions and tigers, in an Oriental
drama; Joe jefferson in RIP Van Winkle''
and 1.-The Rivals" Lily Langtry. Michael
Strogoff Co., Annie Pixley, Fred Ward and
other combinations under negotiation.